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 13 distance behind him; then he fastened to a gentleman's house, near the road, and told them he was an officer, who was sent out with a party of men, in pursuit of Redmond O'Hanlon, but being a little fatigued, made bold to call and rest himself until his men came up then desiring the people of the house, to call him as soon as they passed by, he stretched himself down to rest. The soldiers had not gone above an hundred yards past the end of the avenue, before Redmond went out on pretence of meeting them at a style, by the road side, a quarter of a mile off; but his intent was to make his escape another way.

Not long afterwards be appeared, in Armagh, in the habit of a country gentleman, and requested of the commanding officer, there, to let him have a few men to guard him about eight miles further, for fear of being met by any of Redmond O‘Hanlon's party, because he had a charge of money about him. The request was granted. He and the men passed on very jocosely for about seven miles, when he told them he was out of danger, and they might go back: he gave every man a piece of money, and desired them to make a discharge for joy of his safe passage, which they did; then he desired them to charge and do the like again, until at length they told him their ammunition was spent. This was what he expected, and giving a whistle, a parcel of his gang sprung out of the thicket, who stripped the soldiers of their arms, money, accoutrements, and clothes, in which shameful condition they were obliged to go back to their quarters.

The escape he made at the four mile house, between Dundalk and Newry may claim the readers attention. Being, there, overtaken by an